Events

Recall of SINGLE WIDTH AIRWAY MODULE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE).

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    134849
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-05-15
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ge has found that there can be a failure of the co2 detector in the single-widt airway and extension modules. failure of the co2 detector in single-width airway and extension modules may cause a slow continuous decrease of measured et-/fico2 values. incorrect et co2/fi co2 value may impair clinical decision making for both mechanically and spontaneously ventilated patients because of incorrect low co2 values.

Device

SINGLE WIDTH AIRWAY MODULE

Manufacturer

GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA (OPERATING AS GE HEALTHCARE)